It’s time to be scared when Matt Taibbi, one of the finest reporters out there, comes back from Donald Trumps campaign trail and concludes that Trump will not only definitely be the republican nominee, but quite likely the next President of the United States.

From Weekly Filet #-1, in February 2016.

How America Made Donald Trump Unstoppable

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